Hostage – English Lyrics

• By: Latto, 21 Savage
• Album: Big Mama

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flow of 'Hostage' to master contemporary American hip-hop slang and assertive conversational English. This track is perfect for learners wanting to understand the cadence, wordplay, and cultural nuances of modern rap.

[English]

Driftin' on a memory

Ain't no place I'd rather be than with you, yeah

Lovin' you, well, well, well (COUPE)

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, eh

Uh, if I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it

He put the D in deposit (frrt)

Just touched down in Houston, feel like Harden, I came on a rocket (nyoom)

He knew he had to come proper, a bitch like me gon' go in 'em pockets (baow)

He mine, don't care if he toxic (tuh), he mine, I'm holdin' him hostage, yeah

Stack 48 with my day ones, it's A5, I don't need A1

I ain't goin' nowhere, I'ma die in the A, the fuck do I look like, Trae Young?

He wanna crack these legs open like I need butter and cajun

I take superstars, turn 'em to groupies, Usher Raymond

Yeah, bitch, I'm the rapper, but look like a vixen

Know I got shooters from Clayco to Brixton

He pay the bills and pay me attention

Bitches ain't even get more than my, uh

Niggas ain't gettin' money like my assistant

Area 29, look like I'm pimpin'

Bitches on bitches on bitches on, brrt

Always a nobody bringin' me up

My nigga sleep well 'cause ain't nobody fuck

A million in cash and more in the tub

I'm showin' my ass and droppin' my nuts

He like the fact that I'm already up

I dig in his bag, he dig in my guts

Know all of my diamonds be princess cut

You reach and be ready to knuck if you buck, straight up (baow)

If I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it

He put the D in deposit (frrt)

Just touched down in Houston, feel like Harden, I came on a rocket (nyoom)

He knew he had to come proper, a bitch like me gon' go in 'em pockets (baow)

He mine, don't care if he toxic (tuh, whoa), he mine, I'm holdin' him hostage

If I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it (pop)

She put the E in exotic (Za)

Just touched down in yo' city, jump in that car and come give me that faucet (water)

Everything I do player, I'm cuttin' you off if I hear that you gossip (on God)

She mine, don't care if she toxic (21), she mine, I'm holdin' her hostage (whoa)

Chopstick black like Akon (21)

I love on the hoes, no Faizon (21)

This Richard, they made it with crayons

Catch up, nigga, you stuck on Dijon (on God)

Rich as a bitch, but I be in the hood so much, she callin' me Treyvon (straight up)

My hood ho makin' me grits, I get my fried rice made by a Blasian (21, 21)

Fast food eatin', bitch

VVS diamonds on my neck, wrist, twinkle, glist (blaow)

Baby girl, tell me, when you squirt, is it straight piss? (21)

Bitches call me Curry when I shoot 'cause I can't miss (brraow)

Rich nigga, I like wet pussy, ho, I hate spit (facts)

Tried to shit on me with yo' lil' tactics, but they ain't hit (lil' bitch)

Treat me like a king, baby, make sure that my balls licked (lil' bitch)

Like that nigga picture, I'ma spin yo' ass with all sticks (brraow)

If I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it

He put the D in deposit (frrt)

Just touched down in Houston, feel like Harden, I came on a rocket (nyoom)

He knew he had to come proper, a bitch like me gon' go in 'em pockets (baow)

He mine, don't care if he toxic (tuh), he mine, I'm holdin' him hostage

If I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it (pop)

She put the E in exotic (Za)

Just touched down in yo' city, jump in that car and come give me that faucet (water)

Everything I do player, I'm cuttin' you off if I hear that you gossip (on God)

She mine, don't care if she toxic (21), she mine, I'm holdin' her hostage

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Hostage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition
Deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ B1	noun - a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account
Toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ B2	adjective - very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way
Proper /ˈprɒpə/ B1	adjective - correct or appropriate
Exotic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ B2	adjective - attractively unusual or foreign
Gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ B2	verb - engage in casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people
Vixen /ˈvɪksən/ C2	noun - a spirited or attractive woman
Assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ A2	noun - a person who ranks below a senior
Faucet /ˈfɔːsɪt/ B2	noun - a device by which a flow of liquid is checked and regulated
Tactics /ˈtæktɪks/ B2	noun - an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
Memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
Rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ A2	noun - a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height
Diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
Drift /drɪft/ B2	verb - be carried slowly by a current of air or water
Pop /pɒp/ A2	verb - to burst or cause to burst with a sharp explosive sound

Key Grammar Structures

• Ain't no place I'd rather be than with you.

  ➔ Would rather + base form of verb

  ➔ "I'd rather be" expresses a preference for a state or action.

• If I don't do nothin', I'ma pop it.

  ➔ First Conditional (If + present simple, future simple)

  ➔ The "If" clause sets a condition for the action in the main clause.

• I don't need A1.

  ➔ Auxiliary verb + negative + main verb

  ➔ Using "don't" (do not) to negate the possession or need for something.

• What the fuck do I look like, Trae Young?

  ➔ Rhetorical question structure

  ➔ The question uses "do I look like" to express disbelief or rejection of a comparison.

• Know I got shooters from Clayco to Brixton.

  ➔ Elliptical clause (I know that...)

  ➔ The word "that" is omitted for conversational flow in "Know (that) I got..."

• Always a nobody bringin' me up.

  ➔ Participle phrase (Gerund acting as modifier)

  ➔ "Bringin'" (bringing) functions to describe the action performed by "nobody".

• I'ma spin yo' ass with all sticks.

  ➔ Future intention (going to = 'ma / gonna)

  ➔ "I'ma" is a contraction of "I am going to", indicating a firm plan.